Benjamin Talley Smith
Called “The Wizard of Jeans” by the New York Times. Denim Design & Development Consultant: Expert in integrating denim into established brands or creating denim brands from inception.
- Role
- Denim Design Consultant at KHAITE
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Benjamin Talley Smith
Specialties: Creative director & design consultant, specializing in men\'s & women\'s sustainable denim design. Responsible for the launch of multiple denim collections including : Khaite Jeans, Rag & Bone/JEAN, Re/Done Originals, Everlane Denim, Ulla Johnson Denim. As well as the design & strategy for many other brand such as Reformation Jeans, Helmut Lang, & Free Assembly.
Experience
Denim Design Consultant
Jun 2015 — Present · New York, NY, US
Launched KHAITE JEANS. Responsible for all Khaite denim product since it\'s launch.
Education
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
BFA, Fashion Design
1998 — 2001
Istituto Marangoni
Corso Estivo Design Moda, Women's fashion design
2000 — 2000
Skills
- Tech Packs
- Fashion Design
- Trend Analysis
- Styling
- Fit
- Sewing
- Apparel
- Global Sourcing
- Retail
- Merchandising
- Trend
- Sportswear
- Trims
- Denim
- Trend Forecasting
- Wovens
- Textiles
- Fashion
- Brand Development
- Sourcing
- Creative Direction
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